The CTA Partnership Grant is offered each year to all registered CTAs in Southern California. The intention of this funding program is to help CTAs strengthen their organization, and to support them in growing tennis through partnerships and programming. The Southern California Tennis Association CTA Partnership Grant includes: Description of the SCTA CTA Partnership Grant…

RALLYING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “What’s new in 2017 for the SCTA?” is actually a repeat opportunity that debuted in 2016.  It’s called “Tennis in 10” (TNT) and it is a program to create new adult tennis players.  The title comes from the goal of the initial session of the program which is to teach…

The Greater San Diego City Tennis Council proudly announces the completion of a four tennis court renovation project funded in partnership through the generous support of the City of National City and the San Diego District Tennis Association. In conjunction with the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the San Diego District Tennis Association sponsored and conducted a Family…

Her coach thinks she could turn pro. She has notions of coaching. In the meantime, she majors in Humanities, minors in Journalism, and is embarking on her final semester at Loyola Marymount University. But in speaking with LMU senior Jessica Perez, there’s no sign of pressure, no weight of burden. “I like the competing,” Jessica…

On one side of the court was Goliath, the hard hitting John Isner, a nearly 7-foot American with a famously blistering serve and impressive power game. He dwarfed his opponent, David Ferrer, the  5’9” Spaniard across the net. And like his namesake in the classic ‘David vs. Goliath’ scenario, Ferrer held up his end of…

Every year for 130 years, the SCTA has held an Annual Meeting of the USTA Organization Members located in Southern California to elect the next SCTA Board of Directors. At the Annual Meeting, it is tradition for the President to report about the events and activities from the preceding year. William J. Kellogg, outgoing SCTA…

  The pros dominated last weekend’s SoCal tennis headlines, with Coco Vandeweghe (Rancho Santa Fe) leading the charge in Fed Cup action, taking down Germany in the quarterfinals at Maui. The American squad – including Shelby Rogers, Alison Riske, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands – swept all four matches to set up a semi-final meeting with Czech…

The University of California at San Diego is poised to break through the elite tennis programs in southern California. With a relatively new head coach on the men’s side, a seasoned veteran leading the women, and some critical changes on the horizon, the temperature’s rising on the hard courts in La Jolla. Coach Timmer Willing,…

The Southern California Tennis Association Foundation (“SCTAF”) (formerly known as the Pacific Southwest Youth Foundation) is the charitable and philanthropic entity of the Southern California Tennis Association and is a 501(C) (3). SCTAF’s mission is “to promote and develop the growth of tennis in Southern California” by supporting community based grassroots tennis and education programs…